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Leicester Physicists at the UK in Space Festival
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2023/06/27/leicester-physicists-at-the-uk-in-space-festival/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 27 June 2023 From Mars, to Jupiter, and the planets beyond our solar system, University of Leicester researchers will join experts at the National Space Centre on July 2nd with their insights into our...
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Bacteriophages
https://le.ac.uk/lemid/strategic-areas/bacteriophages
Bacteriophage (phage) are small viruses that infect bacteria. They are either lytic: they undergo a productive infection within a bacterial cell causing death or they are lysogenic. The study of phage can be utilised for the treatment of antibiotic resistant infection.
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New hope for COPD sufferers thanks to Leicester patients
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/copd
An incredible 238 patients have now taken part in a clinical trial at the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), offering hope for new treatments for people suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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Links to societies
https://le.ac.uk/mcb/about/societies
Browse links to societies related to the work we do in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, and see our local contact for each society.
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Geography with Foundation Year BSc
https://le.ac.uk/courses/geography-with-foundation-year-bsc/2026
There’s always another way to follow your passion. If you don’t quite have the entry requirements to study geography at Leicester, this STEM Foundation Year degree is for you.
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D-Day in the East Midlands Oral History Archive
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2024/05/30/d-day-in-the-east-midlands-oral-history-archive/
Posted by Colin Hyde in Library and Learning Services on May 30, 2024 The 1980s saw many oral history projects start across the UK.
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Unrequited Love: The Enduring Pain of Convictism in Western Australia
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2017/05/22/unrequited-love-the-enduring-pain-of-convictism-in-western-australia/
Posted by abarker in Carceral Archipelago on May 22, 2017 By Kellie Moss The sentence of transportation signified the physical removal, or banishment of convicts, from the wider social body to colonies overseas.
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Archaeology students from University of Leicester unearth very big Roman house in the country
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/roman-villa
Finds from latest excavation in Leicestershire may provide insight into the ‘rural charm’ of Britain to the Romans, while first-year archaeology students developed their excavation skills with Time Team filming for a feature later in the year
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Charity shop find is former student’s long-lost compass from University of Leicester days
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/charity-shop-find-alumnus-long-lost-compass
Staff at University of Leicester help to reunite an alumnus with a lost treasure after volunteers at Martock Charity Shop in Somerset discovered a compass with a 60-year old note
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Research
https://le.ac.uk/drc/research
The Diabetes Research Centre has more than 150 staff and postgraduate students, including over 30 academic staff.